January 18, 2009

• Thanks to a friend for sending me a link to this artist’s work. Her paintings
  are so dark and textured, like pieces of a Bosch: http://www.mayakulenovic.com/paintings.htm
  
  From her website:
  ”..An artist’s technique often gives clues to how he thinks about his
  subjects, life, beauty, and mortality. Maya Kulenovic’s esthetics lies in the
  combination of vulnerability and strength of her subjects, and the same can be
  seen in the way she handles her material. In her paintings there is a constant
  dialog between spontaniety and control. Her technique comes from the tradition
  of old masters, which she studied for many years. She uses heavy layers of
  paint, thin glazes and dark palette to create chiaroscuro effects reminiscent of
  Caravaggio and Rembrandt; yet, her work does not have the obsessive or
  decorative quality of many contemporary paintings in ‘traditional realist ‘
  style. Rather than that, Maya Kulenovic’s technique is expressive, direct,
  fresh, and often surprising; and it invites the viewer to participate
  emotionally in the work..”
  
  

  Utopia/Breakwater

  

  Alcove

  

  Rift

  

  Wetlands/nostalgia

  

  Trophy

  

  Still Life with Napalm

  

  
  

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